Legal Question in Family Law in Ohio

Re: Leaving State with Child

If your agreement only requires that she file a �notice of intent to relocate� than she can go as soon as she files it and there will be nothing you can do. Bye, bye kid. When I say �as soon as she files a notice of intent to relocate�, I mean that she can file it on her way to the airport. I suggest reading your court paperwork and determining if that is indeed the case. That�s why you paid a lawyer in the first place so as to avoid this mess. Your agreement might say otherwise and restricts her movement from the county or the state. But let�s face it, if she wants to take off to the other end of the state that�s a five hour drive one way. Again, I suggest reading the paperwork. Unless your paperwork is poorly drafted, it will either require a notice of intent to relocate or a residency restriction. It is very common to only require a notice of intent to relocate so don�t blame your lawyer of it does. However, I require most of my client�s custody agreements to require residency restriction. Look at your paperwork and good luck. If you see your kid regulary, courts are pretty cool with putting a residency restriction in place. Good luck. Steve Daray.